Spicejet issues travel advisory amid tension between India and Pakistan

Three civilians were killed in Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch district after Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked and indiscriminate shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB). During the night of May 67, 2025, the Pakistan Army resorted to arbitrary and unprovoked firing, including heavy artillery shelling, from posts across the Line of []

Indian Armed Forces successfully struck nine terror targets, four in Pakistan, including Bahawalpur, Muridke, and Sialkot, and five in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), using special precision munitions in a coordinated operation, sources told ANI. The operation was jointly carried out by the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force, with the mobilisation of assets and []

Shortly after Indian missile strikes targets 9 key sites linked to terror groups deep inside Pakistan, the Pakistani side has described the strike as an act of war. Pakistans Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday also claimed that Pakistan reserves the right to respond in accordance with international law. In an []

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday reacted to Operation Sindoor, launched by the Indian Armed Forces to carry out precision strikes on nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), days after the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people. In a post on X, the Defence Minister wrote, Bharat []

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has beenconstantly monitoring the Operation Sindoor throughout the night, sources said to ANI. The strike called by the Indian forces on all the nine targets has been successful, sources further revealed. The Indian forces had selected the location for strikes with the intent of targeting top Jaish e Muhammed and Lashkar []

Precision strike weapon systems from the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force, including loitering munitions, were employed in Operation Sindoor, which successfully targeted nine terror camps across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), sources confirmed to ANI. The coordinates for the attacks were provided by intelligence agencies, and the strikes were carried out entirely []

A heavy exchange of artillery fire is taking place at the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Wednesday, after the Indian Army launched Operation Sindoor to carry out precision strikes on nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). This comes days after the deadly []

Shortly after India launched air strikes on Pakistan Terror infrastructure, news agency, Reuters reported loud explosions just after midnight near Muzaffarabad in PoJK, followed by a citywide blackout. Following this an under pressure Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declared that Pakistan is delivering a forceful response to what he described was an act of war. []

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday responded to reports of Indian missile strikes inside Pakistani territory, saying that the development was expected and urging a swift end to hostilities. We just heard about it as we were walking through the doors of the Oval. Just heard about it. I guess people knew something was going []

India has strongly rejected the Organisation of Islamic Cooperations (OIC) recent statement, terming it absurd as it refused to recognise the facts of the Pahalgam terrorist attack and its cross-border linkages. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Tuesday that OIC has no right to interfere in Indias internal affairs. The OIC statement, []

Making a veiled reference to India putting the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan in abeyance following the Pahalgam terror attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that water on which India had a right was earlier going out but now it will come to use in the country. Speaking at the ABP Network India@2047 []

Counter Intelligence Kashmir on Tuesday said that it have detained a Radical social media user for spreading anti-national content. A Police spokesperson said that in a continued effort, to curb the misuse of social media, for radical activities and to save the Kashmiri youth from becoming the fodder of terrorism by following radical Social Media []

According to the Chief Engineer, KPDCL, in order to carry out maintenance of main and Reserve Bus Bars and to rectify the DC circuit malfunctioning of protection system in the 475 MVA, 220/132 KV Grid Substation Mirbazar, being carried out by JKPTCL, Kmr as part of readiness measures for Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2025, the []

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today launched the Pension Suvidha Portal at the Civil Secretariat here. Developed by the Finance Department, J&K in collaboration with the National Informatics Center (NIC) and the Principal Accountant General (A&E), J&K, the portal marks a significant step towards digitizing the pension sanctioning process for government employees. The event was attended []

All gates of the Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project Dam on the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmirs Ramban district remain closed, even as a limited volume of water continues to flow downstream. This comes days after India announced it would hold the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, following the terror attack in Pahalgam that left []

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday held a productive discussion with Professor Khurshid Andrabi, noted academician and former Vice-Chancellor of Kashmir University, focusing on the evolving landscape of higher education in Jammu and Kashmir. In a post on X, the Chief Minister described the interaction as thoughtful and emphasized the importance of strengthening academic institutions []

India and the United Kingdom on Tuesday successfully concluded a landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA), along with a Double Taxation Avoidance Convention. Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement about the successful FTA deal. Describing the FTA deal as ambitious and mutually beneficial, PM Modi emphasised that these agreements will significantly strengthen the India-UK Comprehensive []

Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police on Tuesday have arrested two drug peddlers and recovered contraband substances from their possession in South Kashmirs Awantipora. A Spokesperson said, During vehicular checking at Panzgam Railway Crossing, a Police party of Police Post Reshipora intercepted a vehicle (Tata Sumo) bearing registration []

The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives due to a tragic accident in Poonch today. In a condolence message, the Lieutenant Governor has said: Pained by the loss of lives due to tragic road accident in Poonch. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with those who []

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday wrote a letter to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha seeking the release of Kashmiris detained by the security forces in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. Mentioning local Kashmiris efforts to safeguard citizens following the Pahalgam attack, Mehbooba Mufti []

With two more succumbing in Poonch bus accident, the toll reaches to four on Tuesday. An official told GNS that two more have succumbed to their injuries taking toll to four. Among four deceased persons one was an army personnel of 41 Assam rifles namely Abdul Majeed son of Abdul Aziz resident of Ghani Mendhar. []

Amid escalating tensions, a Pakistani national has been apprehended from the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, Army officials said on Tuesday. Further investigation is underway. This comes after another Pakistani national was detained by Border Security Force (BSF) troops after he illegally crossed the border in the Gurdaspur []

Calling for decisive action against the perpetrators of the cowardly Pahalgam attack, AIMIM chief Asaddudin Owaisi on Tuesday said that the April 22 attack has affected tourism in the valley. Speaking to the media in Srinagar, Owaisi said, The thing is that it (Pahalgam attack) has also affected Kashmir tourism, and hence, we want strong []

focusing on response preparedness for contingency scenarios like boat capsizing, drowning incidents

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday launched the JK Pension Suvidha Portal to make pension settlement seamless. In a post on X, the Chief Ministers office wrote, Employees and ex-legislators who have served J&K and its people for decades deserve a simplified process for handling their pension papers. Today, I launched the []

In a historic move, the Supreme Court has decided to make public the entire process of appointments to the High Courts and Supreme Court and also uploaded the details on its website. The decision taken for the knowledge and awareness of the public would include the role assigned to the High Court Collegium, the role []

Parts of the Chenab river started to dry up as India closed up all the gates of the Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project Dam and Salal dam, regulating water flow to Pakistan. The move comes as India takes multiple diplomatic steps against Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam attack. India has also held the Indus Water []

The United Nations Security Council members raised tough questions for Pakistan at its informal closed door session on Monday, sources in New York told ANI. The 15-nation Security Council held deliberations on Monday afternoon amid growing tensions between India and Pakistan. There was no statement published by the UN body following the closed consultations that []

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi is set to visit Srinagar in Jammu Kashmir. Visuals showed him from leaving his residence in New Delhi. This is Owaisis first visit to the region since the deadly April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 people were killed. Earlier on Sunday, the AIMIM leader strongly []

Amid escalating tensions following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians, the Indian Army has responded to unprovoked small-arms fire from Pakistani positions across the Line of Control (LoC) during the night of May 5 to early hours of May 6, as per the Indian Army. The Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked []

Drills to include operationalisation of air raid warning sirens & training of civilians on civil defence

Says let governance be seen, not just spoken Urges early implementation of budget proposals Chairs high-level meeting in Srinagar

Emphasises timely completion of Yatri Niwas at Pantha Chowk

Water flow in Chenab river restored in 20 hours Baglihar & Salal Dam closure causes historic water depletion in Chenab River Residents call it symbolic answer to Pak after Pahalgam terror attack

Indian Army responds firmly

Four accused arrested

Ganderbal, May 05: The funeral of a nomadic woman from Reasi, who tragically lost her life following an alleged sexual assault in Srinagars Nishat area, was held on Monday at Dardwooder Mammer, Kangan in Central Kashmirs Ganderbal district. The atmosphere was heavy with grief and outrage as hundreds of people gathered to offer their prayers []

Srinagar, May 05: Special Summary Revision (SSR), 2025, with reference to 01.04.2025 as the qualifying date, concluded in the two Assembly Constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir, viz; 27-Budgam in district Budgam and 77-Nagrota in Jammu district. The final Electoral Rolls for these two Assembly Constituencies have been published today, by the respective Electoral Registration Officers, []

Kaksar, May 05: In a remarkable display of community spirit, ROQS The Helping Team, in collaboration with The Little Hands Project Kaksar, has transformed Primary School Ajinopora Kaksar, nestled along the Line of Control in Kargil of the Union Territory of Ladakh into a vibrant and welcoming learning environment. As part of their Sunday []

Wraps up two-day visit to Nyoma sub-division, pledges dev push, improved connectivity

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Central government, the National Medical Commission and the National Board of Examination on a plea that challenged the NEET PG exam 2025, which is slated to take place in two separate shifts. A bench led by Justice B.R. Gavai issued notice to the aforesaid authorities and []

In a significant stride towards enhancing government-public communication, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo today unveiled the first edition of Info Connect, a monthly magazine published by the Directorate of Information & Public Relations (DIPR). The release ceremony was held in the presence of Commissioner Secretary, Information and GAD, M. Raju, and Director, Information & PR, Nitish []

The water level of the Chenab River in Akhnoor has increased following the announcements made by the local police and administration. The visuals from the area show a significant rise in the water levels in the river. It is to be noted that earlier on Monday morning the level of water had significantly dropped in []

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Altaf Thakur on Monday asserted that India has done three strikes diplomatic, economic and water on Pakistan after New Delhi suspended Indus Waters Treaty in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. He questioned the rationale behind the Indus Waters Treaty, which was signed in 1960, and suggests that []

Sets May-end deadline for completion of remaining works

According to the Chief Engineer, Distribution, KPDCL, in order to carry out Branch cutting/ pruning of trees lying in close vicinity of these lines, and carrying out their necessary stabilization, shutdown of several 33KV lines shall be carried out which will subsequently affect power supply to various areas across Srinagar and Ganderbal districts. The shutdown []

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today conducted the on-site inspection and reviewed ongoing construction work of the Office and Yatri Niwas of Shri Amarnath ji Shrine Board at Pantha Chowk, Srinagar. The Lieutenant Governor ascertained the progress of the work and emphasised on timely completion of the project. He was informed that the construction work of []

A Pakistani national was detained by Border Security Force (BSF) troops after he illegally crossed the border in Gurdaspur area of Punjab, official said on Monday. According to the a senior BSF officer, the troops were on patrolling duty when they detained the individual on intervening night of May 3-4, The individual has been handed []

Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from society, Police have arrested a drug peddler in Ganderbal and recovered psychotropic substances from his possession. A Spokesperson said that Police party of Police Station Kheerbawani at a checkpoint established at Baroosa Chowk, intercepted a suspicious person who on seeing naka party tried to flee []